ECSE 603 INTEGRATED EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS ECSE 672

ECSE 603: INTEGRATED EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS ECSE 672: PRESCHOOL INTERNSHIP Summer 2018 Heather Coleman, Ph. D. rampages. us/ecse 602 and 672 ps ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 1

AGENDA • Internship hours, teacher/classroom placements, upcoming assignments and logistics • Preschool placement continuum • Preschool service delivery systems • Rationales for inclusion • Consultative services • Preschool learning environment ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 2

READINGS DISCUSSIONS What did we learn from the IPOP Planning Guide… ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 3

PRESCHOOL PLACEMENT CONTINUUM ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 4

PRESCHOOL PLACEMENT CONTINUUM A. Self-contained ECSE B. C. Reverse Inclusion Part-time ECSE/ECE ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 D. ECE 5

SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS Available across the Placement Continuum. Title I Head Start Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Even Start Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Community-Based Preschool ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 6

RATIONALES FOR INCLUSION Educational Philosophical Legal Economical ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 7

WHY INCLUSION? Connect Modules: Foundations of Inclusion video: http: //community. fpg. unc. edu/connectmodules/resources/videos/foundations-of-inclusion-birth-to-five DEC/NAEYC joint statement HHS & ED joint statement ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 8

Overview of Early Childhood Inclusion • “Including children with disabilities in early childhood programs, together with their peers without disabilities, holding high expectations and intentionally promoting participation in all learning and social activities…” (HHS & ED, 2015 p. 3). ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 9

Early Childhood Inclusion ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 10

OVERVIEW OF CONSULTATIVE SERVICES Consultation Assist educators and primary caregivers to provide specialized instruction and plan ways to address IEP goals within the course of the child’s typical day and routine activities. Consultation is defined as an INDIRECT intervention model in which the ECSE teacher and the Pre. K teacher work together to address an area of concern or common goal for change. AUCD EI Webinar Series ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 11

TRIADIC MODEL ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 12

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF A TRIADIC APPROACH? ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 13

CONSULTATION STAGES (P. 71 -72 IN BUYSSE & WESLEY TEXT) ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 14

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CONSULTATION STAGES (P. 71 -72 IN BUYSSE & WESLEY TEXT) ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 18

PRESCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT The PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT The TEMPORAL ENVIRONMENT The SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 19

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Furniture placement, areas of classroom, size of classroom, built in shelves, doors, other fixed parameters, etc. ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 20

Classroom Arrangement • Develop areas based on students’ needs: – Play, Individual Work, Calming, Group Activities – Furniture Arrangement for those with physical needs • Boundaries to help students know where they should be. • Less is More! – Minimize distractions in the environment. • Seating Options and Positioning ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 21

Classroom Arrangement CLEARLY DEFINED AREAS & ROOM TO MOVE ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 22

Less is Best! Before…. . ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 23

Less is Best! After…. ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 24

Clear boundaries for all activities! Focusing attention where it should be ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 25

Focusing attention where it should be ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 26

Clear boundaries for all activities! ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 27

Cozy and Quiet Areas ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 28

ADAPTIVE SEATING/STANDING OPTIONS ● Behavioral ● Physical Needs ● ● May need a more “defined space” May need to wiggle Positioning Consultation with the Parent, Physical and Occupational Therapists! ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 29

Adaptive Seating ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 30

Adaptive Seating ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 31

“POSITIONING” TUMMY TIME & SITTING ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 32

WALKERS AND STANDERS ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 33

TEMPORAL ENVIRONMENT Daily schedule, lengths of activities, routines ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 34

Visual Schedules Child’s Name ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 35

Create small, manageable schedules oriented from left to right. ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 36

Object visual schedules ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 37

Visual Schedules Before: After: ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 38

FIRST/THEN & TIMERS HELP CHILDREN TRANSITION ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 39

TASK ANALYSIS ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 40

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Structures to support social interactions ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 41

SCRIPTED STORIES Brief descriptive stories that help children understand social interactions, situations, and/or social rules. Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning provides some examples that are free to download! Scripted Stories for Social Situations h tt p : //csefel. vanderbilt. edu/r esources/strategies. html ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 42

BEHAVIOR CHARTS ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 43

FINAL QUESTIONS? ECSE 603/672 Summer 2018 44